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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 88 · 40 questions
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The fast method (One-step multiplier): Increase by p%: multiply by (100 + p)% — up 20% is × 1.2. Decrease by p%: multiply by (100 − p)% — down 25% is × 0.75. Easy way to multiply: × the whole number (115 or 75), then ÷ 100.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.520 increased by 5% =
  2. 2.360 increased by 50% =
  3. 3.280 increased by 5% =
  4. 4.700 increased by 12% =
  5. 5.150 increased by 30% =
  6. 6.364 increased by 25% =
  7. 7.400 increased by 15% =
  8. 8.620 increased by 50% =
  9. 9.75 increased by 8% =
  10. 10.276 increased by 25% =
  11. 11.725 decreased by 8% =
  12. 12.130 decreased by 30% =
  13. 13.800 decreased by 8% =
  14. 14.440 decreased by 75% =
  15. 15.570 increased by 20% =
  16. 16.445 increased by 20% =
  17. 17.760 decreased by 75% =
  18. 18.140 increased by 10% =
  19. 19.460 decreased by 35% =
  20. 20.100 increased by 8% =
  21. 21.100 decreased by 20% =
  22. 22.275 increased by 12% =
  23. 23.640 decreased by 60% =
  24. 24.450 increased by 8% =
  25. 25.560 increased by 60% =
  26. 26.184 increased by 50% =
  27. 27.445 increased by 20% =
  28. 28.502 increased by 50% =
  29. 29.492 increased by 75% =
  30. 30.790 decreased by 60% =
  31. 31.525 decreased by 8% =
  32. 32.60 increased by 5% =
  33. 33.380 decreased by 25% =
  34. 34.700 decreased by 8% =
  35. 35.332 decreased by 25% =
  36. 36.785 increased by 60% =
  37. 37.380 decreased by 20% =
  38. 38.700 increased by 5% =
  39. 39.325 increased by 12% =
  40. 40.360 decreased by 15% =

Answer key

  1. 546
  2. 540
  3. 294
  4. 784
  5. 195
  6. 455
  7. 460
  8. 930
  9. 81
  10. 345
  11. 667
  12. 91
  13. 736
  14. 110
  15. 684
  16. 534
  17. 190
  18. 154
  19. 299
  20. 108
  21. 80
  22. 308
  23. 256
  24. 486
  25. 896
  26. 276
  27. 534
  28. 753
  29. 861
  30. 316
  31. 483
  32. 63
  33. 285
  34. 644
  35. 249
  36. 1256
  37. 304
  38. 735
  39. 364
  40. 306

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